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- 1 2 "Cecil, Richard (CCL585R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- 1 2 3 History of Parliament Online - Richard Cecil
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| Preceded by Thomas Knyvett Peter Osborne | Member of Parliament for Westminster 1593 With: Thomas Cole | Succeeded by Thomas Knyvett Thomas Cole |
| Preceded by Nicholas Tufton Goddard Pemberton | Member of Parliament for Peterborough 1604 With: Edward Wymarke | Succeeded by Sir William Walter Roger Manwood |
| Preceded by Sir Robert Wingfield Henry Hall | Member of Parliament for Stamford 1614-1622 With: John Jay John Wingfield | Succeeded by George Goring John St Amand |